The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūgao no maki)

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Japanese

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As witnessed in works by other late Edo-period artists like Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), a fascination with memorializing scenes from Japanese literature that capture elements of the supernatural and macabre flourished in the late 1800s. Though Tsukioka Yoshitoshi was a pupil of Kuniyoshi, he was influenced by the modernization of Japan and modern media, and sometimes produced violent and disturbing images. Ultimately, however, he became nostalgic for the disappearing traditional culture and ukiyo-e style. In this painting, the semitransparent spirit of the deceased Yūgao is wraithlike and blue-lipped in the moonlight, with “evening faces” moonflower vines encircling her.

The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūgao no maki), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

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The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūgao no maki), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
The Spirit of the Deceased Yūgao Entwined in Moonflower Vines, based on the print “The Lady of the Evening Faces,” from the series One Hundred Aspects of the Moon (Tsuki hyakushi: Genji Yūgao no maki), Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892), Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan

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